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Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques : avec leur explication ..

by: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784; Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783; Bénard, Robert, b. 1734, engraver; Hague, Marian, donor. DSI; Delarüe, Henriette, former owner. DSI

Publication date: 1762

Topics: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French

Publisher: A Paris : Chez Briasson ... David ... Le Breton ... Durand ...

Collection: biodiversity; smithsonian

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: French

Volume: t.7 (1769)

11 volumes, [2885, that is, 2693] leaves of plates (286 folded) : 41 x 26 cm (fol.)

"C'est M. Besnard, graveur, qui a dirigé l'execution des planches le quatrième volume inclusivement jusqu'à la fin de la collection"--Avertissment, tome11, page [ix]

Tome 2 issued in two livraisons, constituting t.omes 2-3; tomes 4-11 also called livraisons 3-10

Discrepancy in plate count due to differences between cataloging conventions and Encyclopédie's practice of assigning multiple numbers to folded plates

Includes "Table alphabetique" in tome 11

digitized BHLDP 20140527

Housed; 2014;

Addeddate: 2014-04-21 08:46:56

Associated-names: Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784, editor, contributor; Alembert, Jean Le Rond d', 1717-1783, editor, contributor; Bénard, Robert, 1734- engraver; Hague, Marian, donor; Delarüe, Henriette, former owner